All posts by Chris LeDrew

ARTICLE VIEWS: 41,653 The only grunge album I bought in the early ‘90s was Nirvana’s Nevermind. Kurt Cobain transcended the genre in that he was simply a great writer of melody and chord structure. Although the other popular...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 6,805,376 The letter I have copied below was posted on Tampa Craigslist by a bar owner, but it was flagged for removal before I could provide a link or credit the author. But I managed...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 277 There is really no way to write a conventional review as such on California singer/songwriter Steve Poltz. It is better described as an experience. Calling Poltz a singer/songwriter is even somewhat presumptuous, because we...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 16 (Press release from Omnivore Recordings, LOS ANGELES, Calif.) When Steve Marriott left the Small Faces (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012) to launch a new band in 1968, expectations were...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 27 Producer, Author, Technology Advisor Bobby Owsinski OnStage Magazine is excited to announce the addition of Mr. Bobby Owsinski as Senior Writer. He will discuss the latest technology, music production, and social media as it...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 130 In the world of instrumental rock, the name Joe Satriani looms large. Cultivating a successful career as a headlining guitarist who doesn’t sing seems like a monumental task in the grand scheme of the...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 294 Those of you who read my Eagles review last week were probably under the impression that the concert soured me a bit on classic acts and the lack of consideration some have for their audience....

ARTICLE VIEWS: 254 Here are some photos I took of Canadian music icons (and, incidentally, my pals) Blue Rodeo from their performance at this year’s Salmon Festival in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. I wrote a blog piece on...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 315 The elegant State Theatre in Minneapolis is almost a century old. It was built in 1924 and at the time was the grandest theatre in the United States. Built to seat 2,100, the legroom...

ARTICLE VIEWS: 300 The diversity of the audience that came to see The Waterboys at Holy Heart Theatre in St. John’s, Newfoundland on July 15 was a testament to this seminal UK band’s wide-ranging influence. You had bespectacled...